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Year 7 – Revision Lesson 1

This revision worksheet is

to be used in conjunction

with the Year 7 Revision

Powerpoint

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1. Put the events into chronological order:

Event Name Year

1 Roman invasion of Britain

43AD

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

2. Write down what BC and AD stand for in historical

terms

BC means:

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AD means:

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3. How many years are in the following?

Decade = ___________________________________

Century = ___________________________________

Millennium = _________________________________

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4. Complete this table:

e.g. The 700s The 8th

century

The 1900s

The 1100s

The 1700s

The 800s

The 1400s

The 1500s

The 2000s

The 400s

The 600s

The 300s BC

5. Write down the definition of a primary source and a

secondary source

Primary Source:

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Secondary Source:

__________________________________________________

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1066: The Battles for the English Throne

Put the events of 1066 in the correct chronological order:

Events

1

2

3

4

5

6

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Year 7 – Revision Lesson 2

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The Feudal System

Peasants

The King

The Knights

The Nobles

Money and Knights

Land

Land and Protection

Food and Services

Protection and Military Service

Land

Use these terms

to label your

Feudal Pyramid of

Power

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Why did William build castles?

Label the motte and bailey castle.

Strengths of Motte and Bailey Castle

Weaknesses of Motte and Bailey Castle

Motte Bailey Wooden Tower (or Keep) Drawbridge Moat Wooden stockade (fence)

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Label the stone castle above.

Why did William the Conqueror make the Domesday Book?

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Write down a question you think may have been asked by

the people carrying out the Domesday Survey?

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The Murder of Thomas Becket (1170) (watch video)

• What was Thomas Becket’s position when he was

murdered?

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• Who was King when Becket was murdered?

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• Where was Thomas Becket murdered?

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• Why was Thomas Becket murdered?

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• How did the King show that he was sorry?

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King John and the Magna Carta (1215) (watch video)

• What does ‘Magna Carta’ mean in English?

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• Why did the barons rebel against King John?

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• Where did the barons and King John meet to agree the

Magna Carta?

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• What parts of the Magna Carta are still relevant today?

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• Why would the peasants not be bothered about the

Magna Carta?

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The Black Death arrives in England (1348) (watch video)

• Where did the Black Death start?

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• How did the disease spread?

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• What did Medieval people think caused the Black

Death?

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• What were the attempted cures?

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• What were the effects of the Black Death on England?

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The Peasant’s Revolt (1381) (watch video)

• What is another word for ‘revolt’?

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• How was the Black Death connected to the Peasants’

Revolt?

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• What was the ‘last straw’ for the peasants? (which made

them have a revolt)

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• In which counties did the revolt start?

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• What was the name of the King during the revolt? How

old was he?

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• What was the name of the Revolt’s leader?

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• What were the peasants’ demands?

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Everyday Life in the Middle Ages – Interactive BBC Activity

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/history/middle_ages/e

veryday_life_middle_ages/activity/

For further revision activities on the Middle Ages, visit the

BBC’s Bitesize website. Use the link below:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/zfphvcw